by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 7, 2021 | Encouragement, Mailbag, Writing Life
I loved this question that came in from Cate. She said she wants to learn more about writing while she’s on her summer break, but she has zero budget. What can she do? How can she put together some form of a writing curriculum without spending money? Habitual,...
by Stephanie Morrill | Mar 24, 2021 | Encouragement, Writing Life
“If you can get 1 percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done. Conversely, if you get 1 percent worse each day for one year, you’ll decline nearly down to zero. What starts as a small...
by Shannon Dittemore | Feb 10, 2021 | Author Life, Creativity, Encouragement, Time Management, Writing, Writing Life
Every writer approaches the practice of writing differently. Some are very practical about it. They write because it is their job. They write because if they don’t they won’t get paid. Even if they’re not currently on assignment, under contract, or...
by Stephanie Morrill | Feb 3, 2021 | Author Life, Encouragement, Productivity, Time Management, Writing Life
Do you have something you’re waiting for? Maybe you’re waiting for an agent to reply to your query. Or you’re waiting for your next school break, so you’ll actually have time to write. Or you’ve sent your first chapters to a critique...
by Stephanie Morrill | Jan 27, 2021 | Author Life, Writer's Block, Writing Life
This post originally appeared in December 2017 and continues to be one of my favorite posts on the blog. Hope you enjoy it! I don’t often talk about my personal life on Go Teen Writers. Our focus here is always writing, and yet today is one of those days that I can’t...
by Jill Williamson | Jan 21, 2021 | Getting Published, Speculative Fiction, Writing Life
Today I’m sharing the cover for Hunger online, and since my post day was yesterday, I didn’t want to wait a whole month to show it to you all. So here it is! I’ve been holding on to this beauty for a long time, and I’m so excited to finally...